What color is #EBA8C8?

#EBA8C8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Elastic Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBA8C8?

The RGB value is 235, 168, 200: 235 red, 168 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBA8C8?

The complementary color is #A8EBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBA8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBA8C8 color

#EBA8C8 rgb(235, 168, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #EBA8C8 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 65.9% green and 78.4% blue (235, 168, 200).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Elastic Pink (#ECA6CA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#EBA8C8 color codes

HEX	`#EBA8C8`
RGB	`rgb(235, 168, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 65.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 15%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, 29.34, -6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 30.04, 347.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.689, 49.84, 61.161)`
Decimal	`15444168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBA8C8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBA8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBA8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBA8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eba8c8; }
.text { color: #eba8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eba8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 168 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eba8c8, #ebaaa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #EBA8C8?: #EBA8C8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Elastic Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBA8C8?: The RGB value is 235, 168, 200: 235 red, 168 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBA8C8?: The complementary color is #A8EBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBA8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.